# acender vs atender

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### acender
*verb · IPA /ɐ.sẽ.ˈdeɾ/ · frequency rank #10,817*
pôr fogo a

### atender
*verb · IPA /ɐ.tẽ.ˈdeɾ/ · frequency rank #2,611*
dar atenção a, ouvir

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/acender-vs-atender